KOWB
KOWB (1290 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format licensed to operate in Laramie, Wyoming, United States. The station is currently owned by Townsquare Media and features programming from Fox News Radio, Fox Sports Radio and Premiere Radio Networks.[1]
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City | Laramie, Wyoming |
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Broadcast area | Albany County and Cheyenne |
Branding | KOWB 1290 |
Slogan | "News, Sports, Talk" |
Frequency | 1290 kHz |
First air date | 1948 |
Format | News Talk Information |
Power | 5,000 watts day 1,000 watts night |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 24700 |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°17′2″N 105°34′51″W |
Call sign meaning | For "Cowboy" (the name of the University of Wyoming athletic teams) and often used by the station in promotions as an acronym for "King Of Wyoming Broadcasting". As of 2019 and a year of listening, there has been no reference made to "King Of Wyoming Broadcasting" on air or online. |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio, Fox Sports Radio, Premiere Radio Networks |
Owner | Townsquare Media (Townsquare Media Laramie License, LLC) |
Sister stations | KARS-FM, KCGY |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | kowb1290.com |
KOWB is the AM flagship for Wyoming Cowboys football and basketball; games are simulcast on sister station KCGY.
History
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The towers for KOWB located south of Laramie.
The station went on the air as KOWB.[2] The station won the station of the year award from the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters in 2008.
References
- "KOWB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "KOWB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for KOWB
- Radio-Locator Information on KOWB
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for KOWB
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